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Smoothing things over

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On Monday, Xi Jinping called up his favourite European counterparts – German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron – for some casual chit chat.
The goal: To improve the tense EU-China relationship.
The elephant in the room: This is the first meeting between Xi and the two lea...